Jennifer S. Alderson
Perhaps not surprisingly, the ideas for my art history novels come primarily from museum exhibitions I have seen, real-life thefts, and art history mysteries, as well as off-the-wall newspaper articles and documentaries. Somehow these tidbits combined together in my head and form a new idea.
For example, the plot of my latest novel – Marked for Revenge – was inspired by the spectacular robbery and discovery of two Vincent Van Gogh paintings stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002, several odd art thefts mentioned in regional newspapers, and articles and documentaries about the Italian mafia in the Netherlands, Croatia and Turkey.
Researching the settings of my novels is definitely one of my favorite parts of the writing process!
For example, the plot of my latest novel – Marked for Revenge – was inspired by the spectacular robbery and discovery of two Vincent Van Gogh paintings stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2002, several odd art thefts mentioned in regional newspapers, and articles and documentaries about the Italian mafia in the Netherlands, Croatia and Turkey.
Researching the settings of my novels is definitely one of my favorite parts of the writing process!
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